{"id":616831,"date":"2026-05-01T07:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/616831\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:40:10","slug":"los-angeles-looks-to-finish-off-series-against-houston-in-game-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/616831\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles looks to finish off series against Houston in game 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (52-30, fifth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

LINE: Rockets -3.5; over\/under is 206.5<\/p>\n

WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Lakers lead series 3-2<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers look to clinch the series over the Houston Rockets in game six of the Western Conference first round. The Rockets defeated the Lakers 99-93 in the last matchup on Thursday. Jabari Smith<\/a> Jr. led the Rockets with 22 points, and LeBron James<\/a> led the Lakers with 25.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 29-23 in Western Conference games. Houston is the Western Conference leader with 48.1 rebounds per game led by Alperen Sengun<\/a> averaging 8.9.<\/p>\n

The Lakers have gone 33-19 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is 8-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are shooting 47.9% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 48.3% the Lakers allow to opponents. The Lakers are shooting 50.2% from the field, 4.2% higher than the 46.0% the Rockets’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is averaging 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists for the Rockets. Amen Thompson<\/a> is averaging 19.7 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

James is scoring 20.9 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura<\/a> is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 6-4, averaging 112.7 points, 45.3 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 10.1 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.9 points per game.<\/p>\n

Lakers: 6-4, averaging 107.5 points, 39.9 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 9.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.4 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle), Kevin Durant<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Lakers: Luka Doncic<\/a>: out (hamstring).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.br\/]<\/p>\n

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